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| Dear Community Members:
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Robert G. Rassp analyzes Almaraz/Guzman II and provides a step-by-step Ogilvie formula
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| California Top Cases |
| California Top Cases (updated 2/1/2010), powered by California Compensation Cases.
Fireman's Fund v. WCAB (Allen) (CIGA; stipulations)
Bazzini v. Technicolor, Inc. (exclusive remedy rule; fraudulent concealment exception) |
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| THE "GORY STORY" |
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 How a Medicare Lien Went Wrong. Robert G. Rassp, Esq., analyzes the recent panel decision, Gory v. U.S. Food Service, Inc., where a misunderstanding of how federal law applies in workers' compensation cases for anyone who has access to medical treatment under the Medicare program can lead to severe financial consequences for the injured worker. Read it
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| recent panel decisions - sneak preview |
Check out these recent panel decisions that we're considering for the LexisNexis database:
WCAB Jurisdiction; Contempt Proceedings--WCAB rescinded WCJ's order that defense counsel and claims adjuster were in contempt of court based upon adjuster's testimony at trial that she did not pay applicant's claim for transportation expenses pursuant to earlier Findings and Award because she was told by defense counsel not to do so; WCJ was not authorized to adjudicate allegations of "indirect contempt" as alleged here, but must direct such allegations to WCAB for determination. See Derboghossian v. All Tune & Lube (free download)
Medical-Legal Procedure; PQMEs--Reports of applicant's treating physician, although inconsistent with panel qualified medical evaluator's opinion, constituted substantial evidence to support finding that applicant's injury caused temporary total disability, and that opinion of PQME was entitled to no more weight than that of treating physician in determining liability, notwithstanding mandatory dispute resolution process. See Cruz v. Petaluma Poultry Processors (free download)
Average Weekly Wage Determination; Self-Employment--WCJ erred in calculating applicant's temporary disability indemnity rate based upon applicant's gross income, without consideration of expenses, and held, instead, that applicant's average weekly self-employment earnings for purposes of determining temporary disability rate must reflect applicant's net, rather than gross, income. See Mack v. Atlas Van Lines (free download) |
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Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter 1/29/2010 - recent arrest, charges, convictions, investigations. A Fontana man was charged with making misrepresentations to his doctors and while testifying at his deposition in his effort to secure workers' comp benefits. Eleven search warrants issued in Fresno and Clovis. Temp agency ordered to pay $20 million in restitution. Read more
 The Top 10 Bizarre Workers' Comp Cases for 2009. The Larson's Workers' Compensation Law editors have announced their selections for the Top 10 Bizarre Cases for 2009, including a case where workers' comp benefits were allowed for a chivalrous act at a vending machine. Read more
 2nd Down And I Still Can't Get Up! Tony Graffeo at WorkersCompensation.com, in anticipation of Super Bowl XLIV, surveys workers' comp professional football cases. Read more
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| judges in the news |
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Judge Keigo Obata of the Fresno District Office has retired
Richard R. Neilson is a new Workers' Compensation Judge in the Fresno District Office |
| announcing...lexis for microsoft office |
LexisNexis announced a partnership with Microsoft to put legal research right at your fingertips, in the applications many of us use most.
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 Steven D. Feinberg, MD, on Medications and Chronic Pain. Read excerpt here before purchasing
Steven D. Feinberg, MD, on Almaraz-Guzman II WCAB Decision: Providing a WPI That Is the Most Accurate Reflection of the Impairment. Read excerpt before purchasing
Robert G. Rassp on Ogilvie Formula for California Workers' Compensation Cases - A must read! Read excerpt before purchasing
Thomas A. Robinson on 2009 State-by-State Survey of Key Workers' Compensation Legislative Changes (January -- November 1, 2009) Read excerpt before purchasing
Steven D. Feinberg, MD on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy & Causalgia - Read excerpt before purchasing
Calif. Noteworthy Cases Interpreting the AMA Guides Fifth Edition - Read excerpt before purchasing |
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